>> so glad you are joining us on this wednesday morning, march 14. a beautiful look at the capitol dome. feels more like mid-may than mid march, 66 degrees right now in washington. thanks for waking up with us, i am steve cheveney. >> i am pamela brown. pamelacynicism has the morning off. we will check in with lisa baden. >> off to a very good start for this wednesday morning. we don't have accidents on the interstate or beltway. looks good in and out of the district. metro rail reporting normal service. if newschopper 7 is over the beltway near fedex field. this is at john hanson high way, moving nicely. how about it, adam caskey at? >> it will feel like a middle- aged man again this afternoon. let's look at the numbers on the weatherbug network. mainly in the 50's and even a

few 60's. 65 in arlington 56 in frederick. 54 la plata. total sunshine expected today bright and sunny, near 80 degrees for the afternoon high. if short sleeves this afternoon in march. the average high is 55. we will be well above that again tomorrow. low 80's tomorrow with scattered clouds and an isolated thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon or evening. slight chance. better chance of seeing moisture on friday. >> we want to turn to breaking news from japan. the associated press reports of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake has shaken the northern part of the country. tsunami advisory has been issued for the region. jummy olabanji has details. >> the epicenter is reported to be about 146 miles south of kushiro.

6.8 magnitude. the information is preliminary. this is the same region that was heavily damaged by last year's earthquake and tsunami. the pacific tsunami warning center in hawaii says there's no threat there or crossed the pacific. no word yet on any damage or injury. there's no trouble reported at the nuclear facility in northeast japan. the u.s. navy does have ships and other carriers in that area. no word from them on any damage. we are keeping a close eye on the story and we will update our viewers as we get more. >> thanks. our top story, a dead end to the manhunt for a murder suspect in montgomery county. last night police in rockville found the body of philip gilberti in a home on the 800 block of fordham street. that ended a 12-hour search for the man who shot and killed his former girlfriend. >> this happens in kensington

where authorities found the body of heather mcguire dead on the roadway at connecticut avenue and knowles avenue. john gonzalez as the latest. >> the 36-year-old mother who had three children with her estranged husband filed for restraining order on saturday. after being shot and killed yesterday morning, if the manhunt ended in his rock hill neighborhood. more than 100 montgomery county police officers scoured the area tuesday night looking for a killer, 51-year-old philip gilberti. was found dead late last night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> at different locations watching vehicles, watching homes. every one of them understood how potentially dangerous this individual was. we did have information that he had the gun with him. >> george horman says the man

wanted for murder was once married to his daughter, who left him after abuse. he was harassing his estranged girlfriend heather mcguire. >> she was scared to death of him. >> on connecticut avenue in the morning it is where police believe the two were arguing when she was fatally shot in the head. eye witnesses a la connecticut avenue and kensington heard a shot from a passing car. gas station surveillance video shows a passerby's rushing to heather mcguire's aid. >> you heard a pop sound and i looked right there and the body was laying there. >> philip gilberti had a long criminal record including stalking and battery. >> thanks so much. our other big story this morning, rick santorum wins in

the south. the former pennsylvania senator took the alabama and mississippi caucuses last night, proving that he has support from conservatives and evangelicals. mitt romney finished in third place in both contests, but he did win the caucuses in american samoa. jummy olabanji explains what the latest shake-up means in the republican white house race. >> mitt romney still ahead with the total number of delegates needed to win the race. but with rick santorum gaining ground, the chance of the race may not be over until the summer is very likely. exit polls in alabama and mississippi show conservatives are split. after voters in those states say that ron is not conservative enough. they divided their votes between rick santorum and newt gingrich. mitt romney came in third in both states despite spending twice as much as rick santorum and newt gingrich combined. >> if you are the front-runner

and you keep coming into third, you are not much of a front- runner. >> for someone who thinks this race is inevitable, he spent a lot of money to be inevitable. >> senator santorum is at the desperate end of his campaign and is trying to boost its prospects. >> ron paul opted not to campaign in those two states. he came in fourth in both of those races. but candidates are already focusing on next week's races missouri illinois, and louisiana. they all have primaries or caucuses next week and are rich in delegate numbers. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. it will be a busy day for president obama and british prime minister david cameron on. they will meet at the white house today and attend a state dinner tonight. mr. obama treated his british counterpart to march madness action last night. it went to ohio to see western kentucky win a berth in the

n.c.a.a. tournament. >> a hearing will be held to determine its 47-year-old albrecht muth is competent to stand trial. the georgetown and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 91-year-old wife viola drath . he strangled her last summer. he could be arraigned this morning. metro leaders may be making more money than their counterparts in other cities. metro paid more than $3 million in executive salaries last year. the general manager richards also earned $350,000 in 2011. several top executives made more than $180,000 a year as metro is considering its a 5% fare hike this summer. 6:07. 66 degrees. >> feels good. there's a new twist in the d.c. council corruption scandal. we have a live report. >> lights out indiantown. what caused the power outage in

boston. and when the power will come back on. >> first another check on traffic

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> 6:10 on wednesday march 14. welcome. liberty town, maryland, a closure at 26 near windsor road. that's on main street. tractor-trailer turned over. that will be closed for an undetermined amount of time. here comes the volume started to wake up on the beltway at new hampshire avenue. it's open to georgia avenue.

new soflying over 95 in virginia. slowly rolling out of lorton and newington. and up through newington >> temperatures are increasing. a mild start today already. one of those days you want to open the windows this morning to get the fresh air in the house early. it will warm up quite a bit again this afternoon, near 80 degrees. the air-conditioner of my neighbor turned on yesterday. it is 56 and the district, 50 at dulles airport, 50 in frederick, 46 in culpeper. a little cooler. not even a cloud over dead right now. sunrise in about an hour and nine minutes from now. temperatures could drop another degree before sunrise. clear skies across the eastern half of the country. total sunshine today. highs near 80. we couldn't sign tie or break the

record tomorrow at reagan national, 81. slight chance of late-day thunder showers tomorrow. better chance into friday. best chance of any kind of rain in the foreseeable future if looks to be on friday. looks like we will remain in the '70s. >> not bad. in boston they are kept in the dark as a transformer fire put some of the most familiar neighborhoods into darkness. flames broke out in a transformer near the hilton hotel. the fire sent smoke billowing over the city. nearby hotels and businesses evacuated. no serious injuries. no word on whether power pole will be fully restored. -- power will be fully restored. >> of 200-year tradition comes to an end. the end of an era for the encyclopedia britannica. >> and what will bring george clooney to the district of

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>> following breaking news afghanistan. one person died in an explosion targeting an afghan government delegation looking into allegations that a u.s. soldier killed 16 civilians recently. >> this comes as dedefense secretary leon panetta is visiting that nation. the military says that it has enough evidence to hold a soldier suspected of the attack. there's no decision on where he will be held on trial. and democrats and republicans still want the u.s. to stay the course in afghanistan >> . actor george clooney will testify on the crisis in sudan and south sudan. he helped to found a program

that uses satellite imagery to potentially head off hostility by tracking military movements. the washington monument suffered cracks when piecesand pieces fell off during the earthquake. they are looking at results and that could affect plans to fix the monument. >> an overnight fire in anne arundel county. the blaze broke out overnight and flames spread to a nearby home. no one was injured. it's not clear how many people were displaced. police are looking for a man who stole a family car with their baby in the backseat. the car theft and kidnapping happened yesterday morning at a home on suitland road in southeast washington. across found a short time later in capitol heights. the engine was running and the thieves had fled. the 5-month-old within the car

not injured and was reunited with his family. >> the maryland senate will start taking a governor o'malley's budget plan today. lawmakers will debate the proposal which includes an income tax increase to help fill a budget shortfall. senate leaders hope to approve the budget and send it to the house by the end of the week. a documentary about bullying will be shown for the first time today at store thompson middle school on capitol hill. if the health and human services secretary will be there for the premiere. the half-hour movie will air on the cartoon network this sunday. president obama will deliver the opening remarks. >> the senate is set to vote on a major transportation bill today. the bipartisan bill would overhaul of the highway and transit programs can and will give states more flexibility in spending federal transportation dollars and step up the pace of construction. congress has until march to 31 to either approve a bill or temper extend programs. making news, a march rally

banks stress tests, and the end of an era for encyclopedia britannica. rob nelson has those stories. >> the dow jones' highest close in four years, up almost 2% yesterday, gaining 218 points. investors were encouraged by positive news from retailers, banks, and the fed. the fed said most of the nation's big banks are in good shape to survive another financial meltdown. exception is citigroup. it needs more capital. despite recent increases in job creation, there are still four applicants for every single job opening. wages are stagnant, rising less than the rate of inflation last year. the end of an institution. encyclopedia britannica says after 244 years it will no longer print a new edition. it will focus on its online version and educational materials for schools. have a great day.

i am rob nelson. >> time to check traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> lisa baden is standing by. >> the beltway will not disappoint. 95 in baltimore is good. nothing from park police. george washington parkway suitland parkway it, all good. good on the b-w parkway and through rock creek park and on rock creek parkway and beach drive. 95 looks good in maryland and on 29 coming out of columbia to get to silver spring. 66 has a little volume, but it's flowing again before and after 50. back to news. >> temperatures are up and pollen levels. allergy sufferers are having a hard time. >> tree pollen has been in the high range for a couple days now. the best chance for us to wash that away will be friday. our best chance of rain. tomorrow we have a chance, but

it's isolated. >> low excitement level. >> rain excitement factor. i do get excited about the rain. i have my garden going. i have lots of crops to come in. a mild start today. sunrise said 7:20 in the federal city, still dark except for the monument. the city is all its up along with beautiful monuments around washington during it is 56 in the district. that is our typical afternoon temperature. if we are starting the day as warm as the normal afternoon high temperature. if that is a sign of the unseasonably warm weather. if it is backed 46 in culpeper 45 in manassas 55 in lexington park. 53 in annapolis. on our way to do near 80 this

afternoon again with bright sunshine. tomorrow, patchy clouds will develop. a little instability in the springlike weather pattern. i cannot rule out an isolated thundershowers tomorrow afternoon, 30% chance of. clear skies throughout the day. not a cloud in the sky. by tomorrow especially after 2:00, a few thundershowers could pop up on the radar screen especially west of town. even locally there could be a quick thundershower. yesterday i was working outside on the deck and we had a few drops coming down for about 30 seconds. that should be a similar situation tomorrow. . the forecast for the extended period. mild weather will continue into next week. the weather pattern will hold tight through next week. decision we will have to make is will it be low 70's such as sunday or low 80's, such as tomorrow. best chance of rain this friday. >> backyard brussels sprouts.

>> and spinach. >> i want to see a picture when that happens. up next, big news by the redskins on the thursday of free agency. who is joining the home team. >> a married couple uses a dating website to find an extra wife. will this be happily ever after? next "anderson."

>> the redskins wasting no time in trying to rebuild the team. they started spending some money yesterday. they signed. rasta-- signed pierre garcon. and josh morgan. >> the n.c.a.a. basketball tournament got underway last night. >> led the march madness begin. not long before march madness told. >> byu has come all the way back. >> they came back from 25 down. an incredible comeback of the night. if a 25-point rally to be tight or not. earlier, western kentucky fought back from 16 down to defeat mississippi valley state.

march madness continues with a two-more first-round games tonight. the president was in dayton, ohio, last night with british prime minister david cameron. president obama is picking kentucky, ohio state, missouri and north carolina to be in the final four. on the women's side, he selected baylor, st. john's, connecticut, and notre dame. mitt romney says he will not fill out a bracket this year. >> i am looking at the tar heels and kentucky. >> another half-hour to go. >> an earthquake shook a part of japan's struggling to recover from last year's disaster. >> the manhunt for a man police say killed the mother of his children comes to a gruesome end. i am john gonzalez. a live report coming up. >> short sleeves this afternoon.

springlike weather pattern continues. i will

>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. thanks for watching and we will be back at noon. "live! with kelly" is next. >> a deadly manhunt for a montgomery county shooting suspect. we will have a live report. >> rick santorum sweeps the south and what it means for the republican white house race. good morning and thank you for being here with us on this wednesday, march 14 which will be a busy day. >> we start with through traffic and whether every 10 minutes. >> we are busy on main street in liberty town, maryland. there is a detour to north street and south streets. we will take you live to a

couple of pictures. it is quiet at the exit for the pentagon. we will go aloft to newschopper7 flying over woodbridge, va., 95 northbound with everything open to get through and nothing complicated on 66. >> i hope you are prepared for more 70-degree weather today and may be near 80. what a beautiful late may-like today we have in store. let's look at our forecast. bright sunshine today right near 80 this afternoon and 50's tonight and in the lower 80's tomorrow. thune -- tomorrow will likely talk or break a record -- to more likely tie or break a record in germantown, 61 degrees. in terms of our hourly forecast,

by less time, low 70's and enjoy your lunch outdoors. total sunshine and comfortable 79 the high temperature today and we will be back with doug hill coming up. >> from japan this morning, they have been hit by another earthquake. it was a magnitude 6.8 earthquake. >> the epicenter is reported to be about 146 miles south on the japanese northern ireland. it was heavily damaged by last year's earthquake and sonometer. the pacific tsunami morning center in hawaii said there is no threat there or cross the pacific. there is no word on any damage or injury reports but there are no reported troubles at the nuclear facility northeast japan. they reported that there has been a minor tsunami about 4

inches of water reported. the u.s. navy has ships and other carriers in that area but we have no word yet from them on any damage. we will bring you details later on. >> a deadly end today manhunt for a suspect. police in montgomery county found that body of this man in the 800 block of 14th street in rockville. this ended the 12-hour search for him who allegedly shot and killed his estranged wife. >> is started yesterday morning in kensington when authorities found the body of have their mcguire in the roadway. john gonzalez is following the story. >> the 36-year-old mother who had three children with her estranged husband filed for raised -- a restraining order. on saturday because she feared

for her life. she was shot and killed yesterday morning the manhunt for philip gilberti to an end in his neighborhood. he was found dead inside is hundred witnesses told police yesterday that they saw and heard the two arguing in a van on connecticut avenue early in the morning and moments later he shot heather mcguire in the head and pushed her out of the van and drove away. more than 100 montgomery county police of the service search for him last night and he was found dead last night for a self- inflicted gunshot we spoke with a man late last night to says his daughter was once married to the 51-year-old and he was an abuser. >> one day she said he was going to kill me. he was mean. i told this could have been you. >>gilberti had a long criminal

record including attempted murder in nevada many years ago and battery and stalking. the children have not been harmed. >> the time is 6:34 so let's turn to politics. the race for the republican presidential nomination is very much up in the air after yesterday's primaries and caucuses. rick santorum made a comeback by beating new gingrich and mitt romney in alabama and mississippi. rick santorum wanted to win to solidify his position while mitt romney hoped he would pick up southern voters. >> this campaign is about ordinary folks doing extraordinary things. it is sort of like america. it is sort of like america going out there and exceeding expectations. >> in both states, the conservative candidates got nearly 70% of the vote and if

you're the front runner and you keep coming in third you are not much of a front runner. >> newt gingrich says he will stay in the race until the gop convention in tampa. mitt romney issued a written statement congratulating rick santorum even though he placed third in alabama and mississippi. he won the gop caucus in hawaii and american samoa. >> we're joined live with more. just recalled last that would seal the deal, this race takes another turn. >> it was not a good night for mitt romney. it will start the chattering again is he going to have what it takes to beat of barack obama. ? ? rick santorum solidified himself as the conservative candidate.

there should be a two-man race- off for who will be the renominatethe nominee. >> at what point does newt gingrich start taking votes away from the other candidates? >> i think mitt romney what did the two conservatives to fight off boats and thought he could and they did not think he would place as low as he did what happens next week in illinois will be telling. will mitt romney be able to rebound? how does rec center amused as balm to tell voters that he can -- how does our rick santorum use this bump to tell voters that he can do it? >> it is not over till it's over. mike allen has an interesting ride up in "political" >> this morning> you can check out more

information on line in politico. the prime minister and the present world -- will hold more meetings in the white house today. the present will have a dinner in the prime minister's honor and this video from last night shows mr. cameron being taken to a march madness basketball game. >> the jury and a wrongful death lawsuit against virginia tech will likely get the case today. the defense rested yesterday and the parents of two students killed in the 2007 shooting are suing because they say their daughter could have survived if a warning had been issued sooner. defense witnesses testified that campus police and school officials acted properly. friends of the montgomery college student are trying to prevent him from being deported to columbia. they -- he and his family are in the u.s. illegally. immigration officials place them in a detention center.

he has a 3.5 grade point average and was to become a surge in one day. his friends will rally at 1:30 this afternoon at the ice skating rink at rockville center. it is 6:38 and 45 degrees. >> the latest twist in a d.c. corruption problem was several council members have been served subpoenas. >> first another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes and come back.

>> the time is 6:40 and welcome to good morning washington. we are looking like the traffic on the beltway between tyson's and the american legion bridge. we don't have any worries to report now coming in and out of tyson's on the greenway and the dulles toll road and we look good on 66 getting into vienna. let's go over back to the news desk. >> we are going to go to doug hill and we're talking about how the nice weather is spelling good news. >> absolutely if you like spring get used to it because temperatures will be around for the next seven days if not longer. let's get started with our rooftop look. we had such an early but now a tiny glove coming up over the horizon. look at these temperatures -- our average today is 55 degrees

and we are already there are higher. -- or higher. the current temperature is 56 in washington and a bit cooler in manassas. we are keeping our eyes on some thunderstorms along the coast last night but it has cleared out with high pressure building in. it is very reminiscent of something we see early in the month of may and that will come along with sunshine. the highs will reach close to 80 degrees in some areas. we had 81 officially in washington yesterday here is the seven-day outlook. maybe an isolated showers or thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon west of the blue ridge. a better chance of that for friday and weekend will be very spring-like. >> that is the kind of forecast we like. >> we can hear that over and over.

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they have probable cause to hold a soldier carrying out the attack. afghan authorities were shown video of the soldiers surrendering. >> investigators want to know what started a two-alarm fire in anne arundel county when flames broke out in a home and the flames also damaged a nearby home. no one was hurt and it is not clear how any people were displaced. there's a new twist in the corruption probe targeting good district. several council members have been served subpoenas related to an investigation and what the -- and what of the city's biggest political donors. >> it appears this investigation is growing with the word of these subpoenas coming at us. city residents say they will be watching as this develops. new developments in the federal investigation of

corruption and the federal city. >> we don't know what to think of it. >> discounts a woman says she has not received a subpoena but several other council members have. documents or about geoffrey thompson. he reportedly donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to local candidates over the years. michael brown told us he got money from thompson but added that the probe will show his campaign did nothing illegal. >> anytime we can figure out how to get the bottom of things to get the public as much dressed as possible is a good thing better residents agree adding if there is corruption they hope they routed alabama i think it is a good thing and they're taking it seriously. >> this comes as we are learning that thompson's house and all of us were reportedly raided by federal agents about two weeks ago. this comes at a time with many of these cancel -- when many of

these councilmembers are vying for re-election. >> government inspectors want to know if the washington monument sank or tilted during the earthquake last year. the monuments suffered cracks and pieces of it fell off when the 5.8 earthquake hit. sir bears are trying to figure out if other changes occurred and they said the results -- survey years -- surveyors are trying to figure out of other changes occurred. >> we have that standard backup on all highways today. it is starting to slow in virginia like it normally does leaving braddock road and 236 and in maryland, after loop delays are typical. i want to take into a big issue which is liberty town maryland and main street is closed in both direction. it is a tractor-trailer on its side. they have to offload the carter by hand which are wooden

pallets that they can start the process of operating the truck. it will be hours of cleanup. >> thank you very much. >> we will check back and with doug hill. >> yesterday we hit a high of 81 degrees which is 26 degrees above average. the first day of august had temperatures 26 degrees above average and are daytime temperatures would be 115 degrees. annapolis is one of the cool spots because of the bay but they will warm up. here is a live shot looking at annapolis. the sun is coming up this morning at 7:15. these temperatures are impressive already 50's and

after sunrise '60s and eventually into the 70's. 64 degrees in chevy chase. not a lot of weather because a cold front feature last night sparked a few showers and flashes of lightning off the east coast and that is no doubt and a huge area of high pressure will move in for the next week. we will watch as the high pressure builds in and we saw clouds early this morning but they are dissipating. same kind of story to moral and a -- tomorrow and a couple of degrees cooler by the end of the week. sunshine today approaching 80 degrees and a sense story again tomorrow. as far as the rest of the week, this is our best look. this is our chart to show a rise in the forecast.

the temperatures on top are the record highs. at this rate, we are so far above average and this should continue for another week. >> sounds good. >> it is 6:51 and the temperature is in the mid-60's.

>> coming up here, march madness temperatures are high across the land that how long will it last? don't ever go wide. sen champion will track it all. they send tunnel collapses on an american -- on the michigan board trapping him for nearly half an hour. the dramatic rescue and the emotional 911 call this morning and we are going inside a surprising new trend -- young women getting treatment before getting wrinkles. will it help them win the battle against aging? wi-fi that battle? next right here on "good morning, america." >> time to check our top stories. a strong earthquake struck northern japan causing a small tsunami. no reports of damage and no reports of injuries. the magnitude 6.2 earthquake

struck the same area struck by an earthquake and tsunami one year ago. >> a man accused of killing has wife and "her body and a kensington street shot and killed himself. >> the campaign of wreck santorum is celebrating victories in primaries yesterday in alabama and mississippi. mitt romney came in third. mitt romney one in hawaii and american samoa. >> let's check back again with lisa baden. >> thanks to newschopper7, they are flying over 270 close to 370 where there is normal volume. it looks kind of equal. we don't have any surprises and that is the way we like it. >> no surprises weather-wise

near 80 today and the same tomorrow. temperatures remain in the 70's friday through next week. this system will hold tight for the entire week next week. in terms of rain showers and thunderstorms action, an isolated chance for tomorrow afternoon and evening in a better chance on friday. it will not be a washout just typical spring-time >> and that is causing misery for pollen sufferers. >> what about that pot of gold on saturday? >> we have a leprechaun from 1999 instead. he is smoking a pipe. i like the pot of gold. >> we will take it. thanks for being with us this morning.